Rabo de nube/Chilean Sunsets Rhythm Road #17

Iquique, Chile/ Rhythm Road #16

Viva Chillan, Talca, & Curico!~ Rhythm Road #15

3 very soulful stops on our Rhythm Road tour

Music: Rabo De Nube written by Sylvio Rodriguez, performed by (us) The Eli Yamin Blues Band

Manaus, Brazil Rhythm Road #14

River Song – Bebel Gilberto

Belem, Brazil! Rhythm Road #13

music…Traditional Carimbo from Belem

Fortaleza, Brazil~Rhythm Road #12

music: Dando De Bom -Luiz Gonzaga  / Forro from N.E. region

Obrigada Recife! Rhythm Road #11

Music: Leao Do Norte – performed by Rose Moraes, written by Lenine as tribute to the beautiful Brazillian state of Pernambuco.

MUITO Obrigada

Edvaldo Amorim – for everything

Jorge Martin – For your Maracatu studio and Corpos Percussivos

Marivaldo Lima – For your teaching drumming passion

Pilar do Favela Corpos Percussivos – for your powerful Maracatu and playing together with you

Claudinho Santana – for the Pandiero lesson

and all of our kind hosts!

Escola Corpos Percissivos ~ Rhythm Road #10

We (Eli Yamin, Kate McGarry, Bob Stewart & I) arrived in Recife, Brazil in the early afternoon. We had the whole day to catch up on our rest before beginning our schedule of workshops and clinics….but I simply couldn’t sit in my hotel knowing that something like this was happening out there somewhere.

This is my first day in Brazil.

Thankyou Jorge Martins and Marivaldo Lima!

Thankyou Edvaldo S. Amorim for taking my perhaps not so sublte requests seriously and arranging the visit!!!

Warrior Heart ~ on tour

I am a firm believer in the power of music to heal both the listener and the musician.  In light of this fact, it was a absolute gift to recently do an outreach mini-tour in NYC with my group Warrior Heart sponsored by Lincoln Center.

We played concerts in some adult care facilities and nursing homes.  Every performance was unique and uplifting for me and the band.  We played some jazz, alot of Blues, some of my original material, and at the end of every show we had the audience singing, dancing & clapping with us.  I also loved watching the room come alive when Mazz Swift sang Summertime, a bit of a dusty classic to us musicians, but really appreciated by the audiences. I especially appreciated getting to share the adventure with some of my favorite musicians to work with.
It was a beautiful experience!

Warrior Heart is:

Mazz Swift – Violin & vox http://www.mazzmuzik.com/index.html

Steve Schwab – Bass http://www.myspace.com/jootsyszaba

Ron Jackson – Guitar www.ronjacksonmusic.com

Cassandra Faulconer – Bass (gig 1) http://www.casandrafaulconer.com/

Narjess Saad – percussion http://www.myspace.com/narjess

Ron Jackson & Mazz Swift

Steve Schwab - the Rhythm King

Ron, Narjess, Frae & Cass

Cass, Ron & Mazz pre-show making notes on charts

The Daughters of Nina Simone ~ Harlem, N.Y.C.

Backlash Blues Rhythm Section perspective

(Thankyou Theo!)